Soil carbon dynamics in corn-based agroecosystems: Results from carbon-13 natural abundance

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 584-591

  Collins, H P ^a,b   Blevins, R L ^c   Bundy, L G ^d   Christenson, D R ^a   Dick, W A ^e   Huggins, D R ^f   Paul, E A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Univ of Kentucky ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CARBON; CLAY; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ECOSYSTEMS;

SOIL ORGANIC CARBON (SOC);

SOILS;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CORN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL CARBON;

(CENTRAL); UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032786589     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.03615995006300030022x     Document Type: Article

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